Winning Percentage : 1991 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1991 Winning Percentage Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Scott Erickson .714 (.71429) Minnesota Twins 1
Mark Langston .704 (.70370) California Angels 2
Bill Gullickson .690 (.68966) Detroit Tigers 3
Bill Wegman .682 (.68182) Milwaukee Brewers 4
Mike Moore .680 (.68000) Oakland Athletics 5
Chuck Finley .667 (.66667) California Angels 6
Nolan Ryan .667 (.66667) Texas Rangers  
Todd Stottlemyre .652 (.65217) Toronto Blue Jays 8
Jose Guzman .650 (.65000) Texas Rangers 9
Roger Clemens .643 (.64286) Boston Red Sox 10
Kevin Tapani .640 (.64000) Minnesota Twins 11
Jack McDowell .630 (.62963) Chicago White Sox 12
Jim Abbott .621 (.62069) California Angels 13
Bret Saberhagen .619 (.61905) Kansas City Royals 14
Scott Sanderson .615 (.61538) New York Yankees 15
Jack Morris .600 (.60000) Minnesota Twins 16
David Wells .600 (.60000) Toronto Blue Jays  
Chris Bosio .583 (.58333) Milwaukee Brewers 18
Bill Krueger .579 (.57895) Seattle Mariners 19
Jimmy Key .571 (.57143) Toronto Blue Jays 20
Kevin Appier .565 (.56522) Kansas City Royals 21
Randy Johnson .565 (.56522) Seattle Mariners  
Jaime Navarro .556 (.55556) Milwaukee Brewers 23
Bob Milacki .526 (.52632) Baltimore Orioles 24
Frank Tanana .520 (.52000) Detroit Tigers 25



The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.